The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 1:29-37, “The next day (John the Baptist) saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

30 ‘This is He on behalf of whom I said, “After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.”

31 ‘And I did not recognize Him, but in order that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water.’

32 And John bore witness saying, ‘I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.

33 ‘And I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, “He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the one who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.”

34 ‘And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.’

35 Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,

36 and he looked upon Jesus as He walked, and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God!’

37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.”

John the Baptist was a cousin to Jesus. He was six months older. The LORD had chosen John to introduce the Messiah to the world. He was baptizing the Jews as a sign of their spiritual cleansing, making ready for the coming Messiah. But how was John to know who the Messiah was? He was the One upon whom the Holy Spirit would descended. So when Jesus was baptized, John physically saw the Spirit come upon Him, and then he knew Jesus to be that promised Messiah. Now, he could introduce Jesus to the world as the Messiah who would take away their sin.

The very last verse in our Scripture above says, “And the two disciples (of John) heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.” From that point on those who believed upon Jesus shared Him with their friends. Andrew found his brother Peter (vv. 40-42); Philip found Nathanel (vv. 45-46); and the word of the Messiah’s appearance began to spread.

It is always easier to speak first to family members and close friends. That’s okay. When they hear the Good News about Jesus and trust Him themselves, they will tell others. You don’t have to walk up to rank strangers and tell them about Jesus. But, of course, when you’re talking to anyone, you can steer the conversation in a spiritual direction and ultimately, toward Jesus.

With the internet available, we should all be sharing Jesus with everyone. I’ve used Twitter to share Christ with some people. Some who were following me, responded quite favorably. Others were critical. I expected that; however, the critics had to read what I had said before they could object to it. The LORD only knows how far the witness went and how many believers were themselves encouraged to witness for Him.

Just be loving and clear as you share Christ with others. Remember that He has placed in every human heart the awareness of Himself (Rom. 1:19-20). You are triggering that awareness. God bless you!

Lovingly and prayerfully yours,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”